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B757 crew experienced a bird strike at 4;000 ft during departure with a very large bird. The crew elected to return where a normal landing ensued and the aircraft was taken out of service.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 907633 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201009 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 252 Flight Crew Total 14400 Flight Crew Type 8400 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal |
Narrative:
During the takeoff climb segment the aircraft encountered what appeared to be one bird strike by a large bird at 250 KTS clean at approximately 4;000 ft MSL. The impact was very loud and unexpected. I had visual contact with the bird a split second before impact. It appeared to have a large wingspan; 4-5 ft. The impact was just in front of the pitot tube on the right side. The force of impact made it highly likely there was damage to the radome. Seconds later we could smell a foul burning odor from the remnants of the bird ingested in the number two engine. The engine operated normally; however my airspeed indicator momentarily fluctuated slower before returning to normal speed. A decision was made to extinguish the right recirculation fan and return to the field as soon as possible; with a smooth uneventful approach and overweight landing (202;000 pounds) approximately 8-10 minutes after the bird strike event. A normal taxi to the gate commenced with all maintenance issues concluded upon shutdown and parking checklist. The aircraft was taken out of service for appropriate maintenance. The entire crew was pulled off the remainder of the trip and given an opportunity to rest.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 crew experienced a bird strike at 4;000 FT during departure with a very large bird. The crew elected to return where a normal landing ensued and the aircraft was taken out of service.
Narrative: During the takeoff climb segment the aircraft encountered what appeared to be one bird strike by a large bird at 250 KTS clean at approximately 4;000 FT MSL. The impact was very loud and unexpected. I had visual contact with the bird a split second before impact. It appeared to have a large wingspan; 4-5 FT. The impact was just in front of the pitot tube on the right side. The force of impact made it highly likely there was damage to the radome. Seconds later we could smell a foul burning odor from the remnants of the bird ingested in the number two engine. The engine operated normally; however my airspeed indicator momentarily fluctuated slower before returning to normal speed. A decision was made to extinguish the right recirculation fan and return to the field ASAP; with a smooth uneventful approach and overweight landing (202;000 LBS) approximately 8-10 minutes after the bird strike event. A normal taxi to the gate commenced with all maintenance issues concluded upon shutdown and parking checklist. The aircraft was taken out of service for appropriate maintenance. The entire crew was pulled off the remainder of the trip and given an opportunity to rest.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.